This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Supervisory Telecommunications Specialist, you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to optimize business results and customer experience by: Providing leadership in managing response information technology (IT), telecommunications, and/or system/cybersecurity services for ASPR Headquarters and field components during an emergency, disaster response, and special event; and ensuring coordinated integration of ASPR response communications assets with response and interagency partners. Formulating, developing, and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the technical support necessary for accomplishing the work in the response IT and telecommunications portfolios. Providing overall leadership, direction, and oversight for a staff. Assuring implementation of program goals and objectives. Serving as a technical expert on accounting for all personal property and planning/directing supply management activities. Providing support for deployments, setup, and sustainment of IT/telecommunication equipment and services in support of a Public Health Emergency or Emergency Support Function #8 event. Developing IT and telecommunications investment portfolios, formulating budgets, negotiating resource allocations, securing approval of funding, and managing expenditures of funds for each administered project. Serving as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR Level II or Higher). Providing oversight and development of IT and telecommunications procurement requests, including but not limited to developing the Statement of Work and justification for technical support review.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement is required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: 1) Leading and providing advice, guidance, and assistance in the development, maintenance, and employment of response telecommunications and information technology (IT) systems that may be deployed during 24/7/365 federal emergencies and disaster responses. 2) Serving as a Contracting Officer Representative (Level II or higher) for major telecommunication and IT systems contracts to include performing program management activities regarding system effectiveness, economy, results, and regulatory compliance. 3) Evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving IT and telecommunications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Contacts

• Address Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]